Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-22
EPIRITUALlSN.

The Rev. ". II. Claggess at tho Presby
terian church last evening was greeted witt
large audience, who listened to his lecture
on spiritualism with great interest. He tool
ss his text, "For we are not ignorant OF hi:
devices
Mr.. c. having grown up under spiritualis
tic influences aud having often acted as u
medium, was prepared to speak with conf
dence He said: There is something in it
1t is a great evil which cannon be met by ig
noring or dsnouncing it. There are real
spirits in this business. The Bible plainly
teaches this: The key to the whole
subj-ct is this verse, BE sober, be vigi
liant. for your advasary. the devil
goeth about, etc The devil IS real person
whose foot prints are on every side OF us
The power of spiritualism lies in the fact that
through it the devil appeals to the strongest
affections of the human soul; our intense
longing to hear from our loved ones WHO
nave gone before. 1t comes as a new relig
ion and claims that it aud it alone can solve
the question, If man dies shall he live
againz'
| The bible teaches us that spiritualsIu is &c
new thing, it is to be judged by the word OF
God, it is plainly set forth and described in
all its details. Nanasseh dealt with familiar
spirits; Satan himself entered Judas. In
Acts we read OF a dam,el having spirit OF
divination, aud Simon the sorcerer-botb
mediums. The spirit speaketh expressly
| that in the last days men shall turn aside
giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrine
Of devils" We are plainly taught
| that men may communicate with
| spirits and get under their
| control: These spirits are said to bs first,
| famiia aud secondly. ''uncleen." Spir-
| ituali,rs claim that every medium is under
| The control of particular spirit who is al
| ways with the mcdium-''famliar" spirits
| and have made mediums confess to the I'M
| clta nness Of these spirits. Spiritualists
| claim that the Bible endorses them, and that
hese splits are good spirits and angels.
The Bible does say angels visit the earth, but
in two instances only have the spirits of de-
pared saints returned-Moses and Elias at
the TRANSPORTATION and saiuts at the resur-
rection of Christ Angels are not departed
>aints but a distincs order OF beings. In
both cases where departed saints returned
they only.returned once and did not speak TO
any ons except to Christ. When the angels
Came there we're no MEDIUMS. The first Sc
auce OF which the wor d has any knowledge
is the seance with the witch Of Eudor. But
the record plainly shows that the spirit was
not Samuel, but Satan himself
1st, 1t came from below. Good spirits
come down
I'd. The spirit says: ''Why hast thou
disguised me to bring nae up" The Bible
asserts that There the wicked cease from
troubling"
Sd. The spirit says: Tomorrow thou
shalt be with me-" Saul did not go to
heaven to Samuel he went down to satan.
We have the Witch of Endsr, the medium.
She Was law-breaker; most mediums are
immoral. We have the circle two men
went with Saul It was at night, SO now.
The medium claims power to bring up spir-
its, so did the witch. Tho one who comes up
is covered with mantle. Saul asks Whom
-eest thou?" He did not see him. The rep
rrs-ntations now are DIM and half hidden.
This is a perfect picture Of modern spiritual
ism, written by the Anger of God thousands
of years ago. Spiritualism hates light
every one that doeth evil hateth the
light" It's communications are absurd, those
purporting to come from Bacon and otherw ise
men indicate softening of the brain. That
the pure dead should chose such immoral
people as mediums usually are to commune
cate the most sacred things to their loved
ones is absurd and degrading to our ideas Of
tnem.
Ged's warnings to those who would deal
with familiar spirits are fearful. You eau
not have anything to do with it without get
ting injury or helping others in their work
of evil. God in his word fully answers the
question, "If man die shall he live againl"
Many Of the people who are led off by spirit
uatism are Intelligent thinking men, but all
that have known have either been renegade
church members Or have been under deep
conviction of sin The shield against this
and all other devices of satan, is Gods word.
Thy word is a camp to my feet and light
to MY path" The lecture lasted one hour
and was deeply interesting.